This stanza, from the poem "Love's Radiance" by Dr. Mandan Gandhi, aptly describes the legacy of a young man whose thoughts in the final days of his life were about how he could help others.

]]>Tue, 03 Mar 2015 12:37:27 -05002015-03-03T12:37:27-05:002015-03-03T12:37:30-05:00A former assistant volleyball coach at a St. Clair County high school was sentenced to slightly more than four years to 20 years in prison for arranging to meet an underage girl for sex.

A 76-year-old man accused in the slaying of the father of his great-grandchildren agreed Tuesday to postpone his preliminary examination until as late as early April.]]>Tue, 03 Mar 2015 12:28:37 -05002015-03-03T12:28:37-05:002015-03-03T12:29:39-05:00The police officer who struck and killed a 63-year-old Birmingham-based real estate developer riding his bicycle in Hawaii early Sunday has been arrested, according to reports.

Jeffery C. Surnow -- owner of the Surnow Company, a Birmingham real estate development firm, and a resident of West Bloomfield -- was riding a bicycle in Waikoloa Village on the island of Hawaii when he was struck and killed by an on-duty police officer's vehicle around 6:25 a.

]]>Tue, 03 Mar 2015 11:11:41 -05002015-03-03T11:11:41-05:002015-03-03T12:26:34-05:00LANSING (AP) - The Michigan Chamber of Commerce has decided to neither support nor oppose a May ballot proposal that would increase the state sales tax as part of a road funding plan.]]>Tue, 03 Mar 2015 11:52:43 -05002015-03-03T11:52:43-05:002015-03-03T11:52:45-05:00]]>Tue, 03 Mar 2015 11:26:40 -05002015-03-03T11:26:40-05:002015-03-03T11:27:31-05:00Over 30 seniors and other guests recently enjoyed a lively yet informative presentation from Don Ferguson of the Michigan attorney general's office about how to avoid scams.

According to data from the attorney general's office, 30 percent of senior citizens fall victim to some kind of a scam.

]]>Tue, 03 Mar 2015 11:24:44 -05002015-03-03T11:24:44-05:002015-03-03T11:24:45-05:00DETROIT (AP) - Authorities are responding to reports of an explosion at a commercial building on Detroit's east side.

WWJ-AM reports two people were taken to a hospital for treatment on Tuesday morning following the explosion at the business.

Chief Dale Bradley Royal Oak High School is part of a busy agenda for New York jazz guitarist Peter Bernstein, who's in the state this week as a Michigan State University Federal Credit Union Jazz Artist in Residence.

The 47-year-old New York native, whose credits include more than 80 recordings - nine as a band leader - and membership in the all-star Blue Note 7 and saxophonist Sonny Rollins' band, will be part of the Jazz Expo 2015 at 7 p.

]]>Tue, 03 Mar 2015 10:58:39 -05002015-03-03T10:58:39-05:002015-03-03T10:58:39-05:00DETROIT - Hey may be 62, but Charlie Wilson proved he can still get down with the best of them on Sunday night, March 1, at Detroit's Joe Louis Arena.

Wilson's "Forever Charlie Tour" brought out a grown and sexy crowd dressed in its finest duds to groove to the tunes of both new and old hits.

]]>Tue, 03 Mar 2015 10:39:22 -05002015-03-03T10:39:22-05:002015-03-03T10:39:22-05:00A West Bloomfield developer killed when a police car hit him while he was bicycling in Hawaii had proposed turning Royal Oak's City Hall into a commercial space, but the plan may have died with him, city officials said.

"This obviously is very tragic for his family," said Mayor Jim Ellison. "At this point we don't know what is going to happen to his company or the proposal for City Hall.

]]>Tue, 03 Mar 2015 10:22:32 -05002015-03-03T10:22:32-05:002015-03-03T10:22:34-05:00Steve Marschke saved a man's life but doesn't consider himself to be a hero.

Marschke, a corrections deputy at the Macomb County Jail, recently worked a 16-hour double shift and stopped at a 7-Eleven store in Warren to pick up some items on his way home.

He noticed the driver's door and a passenger door of the vehicle in front of him were open.

]]>Tue, 03 Mar 2015 09:40:01 -05002015-03-03T09:40:01-05:002015-03-03T09:49:49-05:00AUBURN HILLS (AP) - Fiat Chrysler U.S. overcame freezing temperatures and a barrage of Northeast snowstorms to post a 5.6 percent sales gain last month as customers nationwide brushed off the weather and continued to buy cars.

The company sold 163,586 cars and trucks to post its best February in eight years, led by

DETROIT >> Justin Timberlake brought sexy back. Aerosmith got back in the saddle. But the boys can step aside for Meghan Trainor, who's brought booty back loud and clear.

The full-figured and fabulous pop star did just that on Monday night, March 2, at Saint Andrews Hall, reminding girls (and boys) of all ages that "every inch of you is perfect from the bottom to the top.

But that's what the Scottish singer, songwriter, musician and producer is doing now, bringing his solo show to North America - and on Thursday, March 5, to the Magic Bag in Ferndale - as he promotes last year's "Fragile," his first solo album of new material in 13 years.